Friday, December 04, 2009

Finland


My Dear Friend Outi Makinen who lives in Helsinki, Finland sent these two lovely cards of sailing ships to me. The ship shown on top is the Suomen Joutsen (Finnish Swan) I had written about it in my post on 23rd November 2009. The ship shown below the Joutsen is the Herzogin Cecile (Cecile of Herzog). These ships were active around 1900.

Odessa, Ukraine


Welcome to Odessa says the card sent to me by my friend Stanislav. These are the famous steps in Odessa.